2017 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing 04/01/2016 and 03/31/2017 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2016 2017 % Change Total Returns Received 97,631,000 93,675,000 -4.1 Total Returns Processed 94,988,000 91,267,000 -3.9 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 89,973,000 86,595,000 -3.8 Tax Professionals 51,014,000 48,646,000 -4.6 Self-prepared 38,959,000 37,949,000 -2.6 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 274,877,786 261,081,385 -5.0 Total Refunds: Number 76,040,000 74,196,000 -2.4 Amount $215.350 Billion $213.568 Billion -0.8 Average refund $2,832 $2,878 1.6 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 65,780,000 64,694,000 -1.7 Amount $196.633 Billion 196.080 Billion -0.3 Average refund $2,989 $3,031 1.4
